Pretty sure ... no, make that 100% sure ... that the people who do this point directly to the verse from Mark quoted above and say that they are following the Bible, the Bible alone, and nothing but the Bible, sola scriptura.
“Pretty sure ... no, make that 100% sure ... that the people who do this point directly to the verse from Mark quoted above and say that they are following the Bible, the Bible alone, and nothing but the Bible, sola scriptura.”
Now, dear Campion, I think you know that every claimed tradition in differing denominations is later justified by pointing to some obscure Scripture, or stitched together from disparate pieces of Scripture to back fill a practice.
So, of course, in this case they have something to point to in order to support their tradition. That is not unusual at all.
literalism is not the same as sola scriptura.
At a minimum, it is the historical/grammatical hermeneutic that, like Constitutional originalism, searches out the intent of the author.
“sola scriptura.”
Compared to all the people who believe “sola scripture” the percentage of snake handlers is statistically non-existent.
And they are following the bible...They are told to go into the world and preach the gospel...And those who believe and are baptized will take up poisonous snakes and drink poison, and live...
What, you don't believe God???